WEBVTT BOCA RATONTED: ECJ LUXE AT MIZNER PARK ISKNOWN FOR IT'S EXPENSIVEWATCHES, JEWELRY AND UNIQUEGIFTTHEY ARE ALSO KNOWN THEIRCOLORFUL CUSTOMERSBUT NOTHING LIKE THIS.THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE WAYFATIMA MILA-NOVIC PLANNED TOSPEND HER TIME IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY.BOCA RATON POLICE ARRESTED HEREARLIER THIS MONTH AFTER SHE WASACCUSED OF TRYING TO STENEARLY $7 MILLION IN DIAMONDS.>> I WAS SURPRISED FOR THE VALTHEY WERE GOING AFTER, THEYWOULD SEND SOMEONE LIKE THAT IN.TED: BOBBY YAMPOLSKI IS THEOWNER OF ECJ LUXE.HE SAYS IT STARTED WHEN HE WASCONTACTED BY A PROSPECTIVEDIAMOND BUYER FROM OVERSEAS.>> WE WERE CORRESPONDING BACKAND FORTH FOR ABOUT A MONTHOFFERING THEM SEVERAL DIFFERENTDIAMONDS THAT THEY WERETHEY GAVE SPECIFICS ON WHAT THEYWERE LOOKING FOR.WE SHOWED THEM WHAT THEY HAD INSTOCK AND THEY PICKED A FEWSTONESTED: YAMPULSKI EVENTUALLY METMILA-NOVIC ON MARCH 18.BUT HE SAYS THERE WERE REDFLAGHE BROUGHT HER TO THIS VAULT TOINSPECT 11 DIAMOND RINGS, WORTH$6.7 MILLION.>> AFTER INSPECTING 8 OUT OF T11, SHE SAYS OK, LET'S PACK THEMUP.SHE WAS VERY NERVOUSSHE BRINGS OUT HER OWN PACKAGINGMATERIAL TO SEAL THEM, WHICH ISANOTHER RED FLAG.WE USUALLY PACK THEM OUR OWNMATERIAL.TED: YAMPULSKI SAYS SHE KETRYING TO DISTRACT HIM, AND WHENHE TURNED HIS HEAD.>> SHE GRABBED HER BRIEFCASE,GRABBED MY PACKET OF STONES THATHER AND I SEALED TOGETHER, PUTIT IN HER BAG AND BROUGHT OUTANOTHER PACKAGE THAT LOOKS JUSLIKE IT THAT SHE HAD PRE-MADETED: BUT YAMPULSKI SAYS HE WASWELL AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON.OUT, LOCKED HER INSIDE THE VAULTAND CALLED POLICE.>> WE WERE WATCHING THE VIDEOCAMERAS AND SHE STARTED RIPPINGUP THE FAKE PACKAGE AND WASACTUALLY TRYING TO SHOVE THEM UPHER SKIRTED: BOCA RATON POLICE ARRIVED,HER IN HANDCUFFS.POLICE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO TALKWITH A MAN WHO CAME IN THE STOREHOURS EARLIER.

Woman accused of trying to steal $6.7 million in diamonds

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Updated: 10:17 AM CDT Mar 28, 2017

BOCA RATON, Fla. —

A woman accused of trying to steal millions of dollars in diamonds from a Florida jewelry store is facing some serious charges.

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Boca Raton police arrested Fatima Milanovic, 46, earlier this month.

Bobby Yampolski, owner of ECJ Luxe, said he spent a month talking with a prospective diamond buyer from overseas and met Milanovic when she visited his store.

He said she was acting nervous and there were other red flags.

Yampolski said he brought Milanovic to a vault to inspect 11-diamond rings worth 6.7 million.

"After inspecting 8 out of the 11, she says okay lets pack them up,” Yampolski said.

Yampolski said she pulled out her own packaging material to seal them, which was another red flag.

He said she kept trying to distract him when he turned his head.

"She grabbed her briefcase, grabbed my packet of stones that her and I sealed together, put it in her bag and brought out another package that looks just like it that she had pre made," Yampolski said.

Yampolski said he was well aware of what was going on.

He said he got up, locked Milanovic inside the vault and called police.

"We were watching the video cameras and she started ripping up the fake package and was actually trying to shove them up her skirt," Yampolski said.

Police arrested Milanovic at the store.

She faces charges of attempted grand theft and organized scheme to defraud.

"I'm glad we got her off the streets and no one got hurt," Yampolski said.